Architects Appointed: New Secondary School in Taylors Hill a Step Closer

Update: The preliminary designs are in, have a look!

Member for Sydenham, Natalie Hutchins, today announced the appointment of Brand Architects to design the new 7-12 Secondary School in Taylors Hill.

The Andrews Labor Government allocated $10 million in the 2015-16 State Budget to purchase land for a Senior Secondary College in Taylors Hill. The Secondary College has now received $12 million in the 2016-17 State Budget for construction.

The 2016-17 State Budget also provided funding to buy an additional adjoining site for the expansion of the project from a Senior Secondary to a 7-12 Secondary School.

Brand Architects have been appointed as the architects for the entire project, and will begin master planning for the entire college.

The Andrews Labor Government is building the Education State so that every Victorian gets the opportunity to access quality education, and every community has access to a great school.

This means delivering the money needed for new buildings, new upgrades and entirely new schools for our kids – because you can’t get a first-rate education in second-rate classrooms.

The Victorian Budget 2016-17 invests over $924 million in building new schools and upgrading classrooms, while a $200 million funding boost will help us better maintain existing school facilities.

This includes $375 million to plan, upgrade and rebuild at least 147 schools – 87 of them in Melbourne’s suburbs and 60 in regional Victoria.

The Budget also provides the investment needed to plan, acquire land for and build a total of 23 new schools.

Quotes attributable to Member for Sydenham, Natalie Hutchins

“The Andrews Labor Government is building the Education State. We are investing in growing areas in Melbourne such as Taylors Hill so our kids have access to the facilities they need to thrive.”

Quotes attributable to Minister for Education, James Merlino

“The Andrews Labor Government is building the Education State so that every community has access to great schools and every student has the chance to succeed, in learning and in life.

“This means delivering new and upgraded schools for our kids because you can’t get a first-rate education in second-rate classrooms, and good school design is at the heart of this.”